New-York, August 5th, 1736.
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_EPIGRAM._
Cries logical BOB to NED, if you dare,
A Bet, which has most legs, a _mare_ or _no mare_,
A mare to be sure, replies NED with a grin;
And fifty I’ll lay, for I’m certain to win;
Quoth BOB, you have lost, sure as you are alive,
A mare has but four legs, and _no mare_ has five.
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_UTILE DULCI._
THE NEW-YORK WEEKLY MAGAZINE;
or, Miscellaneous Repository.
+Vol. II.+] +Wednesday, August 17, 1796.+ [+No. 59.+
+For the New-York Weekly Magazine.+
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